Legislative Assembly of Ontario

No. 43

N^o 43

Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

Legislative Assembly
of Ontario

Assemblée législative
de l'Ontario

Wednesday
October 16, 2002

Daytime Meeting - Sessional Day 69
Evening Meeting - Sessional Day 70

Mercredi
16 octobre 2002

Séance de l'après-midi - jour de session 69
Séance du soir - jour de session 70

3^rd Session,
37^th Parliament

3^e session
37^e législature

PRAYERS
1:30 P.M.

PRIÈRES
13 H 30

REPORTS BY COMMITTEES

RAPPORTS DES COMITÉS

The Speaker addressed the House as follows:-

I beg to inform the House that today the Clerk received the Sixth Report/sixième rapport of the Standing Committee on Government Agencies. Pursuant to Standing Order 106(e), the Report is deemed to be adopted by the House (Sessional Paper No. 86).

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

DÉPÔT DES PROJETS DE LOI

The following Bills were introduced and read the first time:-

Les projets de loi suivants sont présentés et lus une première fois:-

Bill 190, An Act to provide greater protection to victims of stalking by providing for a stalkers registry. Mr. Bartolucci.

Projet de loi 190, Loi visant à mieux protéger les victimes de harcèlement en prévoyant un registre des harceleurs. M. Bartolucci.

Bill 191, An Act to amend the Highway Traffic Act to ensure the safety of emergency vehicles stopped on a highway and people who are outside a stopped emergency vehicle. Hon. Mr. Runciman.

Projet de loi 191, Loi modifiant le Code de la route afin de garantir la sécurité des véhicules de secours arrêtés sur une voie publique et celle des personnes qui se trouvent à l'extérieur de tels véhicules. L'hon. M. Runciman.

MOTIONS

MOTIONS

With unanimous consent, on motion by Mr. Stockwell,

Avec le consentement unanime, sur la motion de M. Stockwell,

Ordered, That, notwithstanding Standing Order 96(g), notice for ballot item 63 be waived.

PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

Petition relating to Establishing a community health centre in Sarnia/Point Edward (Sessional Paper No. P-13) Mr. Beaubien.

Petition relating to Student Focused Funding (Sessional Paper No. P-35) Mrs. Dombrowsky.

Petition relating to Construction of a four-lane Highway 69 (Sessional Paper No. P-44) Mr. Bartolucci.

Petitions relating to Fee increase for long term care facilities / Augmentation des frais pour les soins de longue durée (Sessional Paper No. P-73) Mr. Cleary, Mr. Crozier and Mr. Gravelle.

Petitions relating to Disallowing retroactive rate hikes from the Ontario Energy Board Act (Sessional Paper No. P-78) Mr. Gravelle and Mr. Hoy.

Petition relating to placing a moratorium on Secondary School closures (Sessional Paper No. P-87) Mr. Barrett.

Petition relating to the enactment of Bill 112, An Act to Amend the Highway Traffic Act to protect children while on school buses (Sessional Paper No. P-88) Mr. Hoy.

Petition relating to water removal from Bob's Lake and the Tay River by OMYA Inc. (Sessional Paper No. P-89) Mrs. Dombrowsky.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Mr. Turnbull moved,

M. Turnbull propose,

That pursuant to Standing Order 46 and notwithstanding any other Standing Order or Special Order of the House relating to Bill 151, An Act respecting the Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation, when Bill 151 is next called as a Government Order, the Speaker shall put every question necessary to dispose of the second reading stage of the bill without further debate or amendment and at such time the bill shall be ordered referred to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs; and

That, the vote on second reading may, pursuant to Standing Order 28(h), be deferred; and

That the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs shall be authorized to meet at its next scheduled time for the purpose of consideration of the bill; and

That two days be allotted to hearings and one day allotted to clause by clause consideration of the bill; and

That, no later than 4:00 p.m. on the day the committee is scheduled for clause-by-clause consideration, those amendments which have not yet been moved shall be deemed to have been moved, and the Chair of the Committee shall interrupt the proceedings and shall, without further debate or amendment, put every question necessary to dispose of all remaining sections of the bill, and any amendments thereto. The committee shall be authorized to meet beyond its normal hour of adjournment until completion of clause-by-clause consideration. Any division required shall be deferred until all remaining questions have been put and taken in succession with one 20-minute waiting period allowed pursuant to Standing Order 127(a); and

That, the Committee shall report the bill to the House not later than the first Sessional day that reports from committees may be received following the completion of clause-by-clause consideration. In the event that the committee fails to report the bill on that day, the bill shall be deemed to be passed by the committee and shall be deemed to be reported to and received by the House; and

That, upon receiving the report of the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, the Speaker shall put the question for adoption of the report forthwith, and at such time the bill shall be ordered for third reading which order may be called on that same day; and

That when the order for third reading is called, the Speaker shall put every question necessary to dispose of this stage of the bill without further debate or amendment; and

That, the vote on third reading may, pursuant to Standing Order 28(h), be deferred; and

That, in the case of any division relating to any proceedings on the bill, the division bell shall be limited to five minutes.

A debate arose and, after some time, the motion was carried on the following division:-

Il s'élève un débat et après quelque temps, la motion est adoptée par le vote suivant:-

AYES / POUR - 42

Arnott

Baird

Barrett

Beaubien

Chudleigh

Clark

Clement

Coburn

Cunningham

Dunlop

Ecker

Elliott

Flaherty

Galt

Gilchrist

Gill

Guzzo

Hardeman

Hastings

Hodgson

Hudak

Johns

Martiniuk

Maves

Mazzilli

McDonald

Miller

Mushinski

Newman

O'Toole

Ouellette

Runciman

Sampson

Spina

Sterling

Stewart

Tascona

Tsubouchi

Turnbull

Wilson

Wood

Young

NAYS / CONTRE - 26

Agostino

Bartolucci

Bisson

Bradley

Bryant

Caplan

Cleary

Colle

Conway

Cordiano

Crozier

Duncan

Gerretsen

Kormos

Kwinter

Martel

Martin

McGuinty

McMeekin

Parsons

Peters

Phillips

Prue

Pupatello

Ramsay

Smitherman

The House then adjourned at 6:05 p.m.

À 18 h 05, la chambre a ensuite ajourné ses travaux.

6:45 P.M.

18 H 45

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

A debate arose on the motion for Second Reading of Bill 179, An Act to promote government efficiency and to improve services to taxpayers by amending or repealing certain Acts and by enacting one new Act.

Il s'élève un débat sur la motion portant deuxième lecture du projet de loi 179, Loi visant à favoriser l'efficience du gouvernement et à améliorer les services aux contribuables en modifiant ou en abrogeant certaines lois et en édictant une nouvelle loi.

After some time, pursuant to Standing Order 9(a), the motion for the adjournment of the debate was deemed to have been made and carried.

Après quelque temps, conformément à l'article 9(a) du Règlement, la motion d'ajournement du débat est réputée avoir été proposée et adoptée.

The House then adjourned at 9:30 p.m.

À 21 h 30, la chambre a ensuite ajourné ses travaux.

le président

GARY CARR

Speaker

SESSIONAL PAPERS PRESENTED PURSUANT TO STANDING ORDER 39(A):-

DOCUMENTS PARLEMENTAIRES DÉPOSÉS CONFORMÉMENT À L'ARTICLE 39(A) DU RÈGLEMENT

Compendia:

Bill 191, An Act to amend the Highway Traffic Act to ensure the safety of emergency vehicles stopped on a highway and people who are outside a stopped emergency vehicle (No. 87).